Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-23
BoodIers-Assorted wickedness.

CAMPBELLsvILt.E, KY, July q. Taylor
county is the scene of an amusing little COM
edy just at present. Thursday evening
United States Marshal Gross with
twenty five deputies arrived here from Louis
vile TO execute Judgment OF the United
States court against the county. As the
marshall posse left the train, all armed with
Winchesters, and marched down the streets
they were followed by crowd Of 800 or 80
men, who occasionally saluted them with de
rislve cheers. Marshal Gross marched at the
head of the column, which proceeded first TO
the Ewing house On the front door Of this
building was plscard, which bore this in
scription This hotel is closed for the pres
emit Marshal Gross applied for admission,
but was told that the hotel was not receiving
guests As the marshal turned away the
crowd INDUCED in derisive yells The mar
shall and posse marched across the street TO
the other hotel, srhich was also CLOSED,
and bsre. too. they we're refused atmittanre.
Again the crowd vell,i and the marshal
visibly somewhat annoyed. led his TO the
court house yerd, where they went into camp.
Before leaving Lebanon Marshal Gross had
received Information from Col Hugh Rogers
thai the hotels had been closed, accordingly
the marshal provided for tins emergency by
having IN good supply OF bakers bread,
crackers, ham cheese. pickles, coffee and
other ea.abies He alsa brought with him
corn and oats for bis horses aud trlegraIIe'i
to Louisville for teutS and provisions for
man and haaStn Not only We're the hotels
closed a. anSt Rim, hut the stor-s refused To
sell him food or drink and be could not get
blanket OF which to sleep on tine ground.
Armed men came and warned him TO leave
town to escape bloc lsted but he declined.
Friday mcrning the county iailer brought
suit against the marshal and his deputies for
unlawful entry and occupancy of the court
house, alleging 81 900 damages, The jailers
and the citizens will make the question of
damages hinge III great part upon the fact
that the well IN the yard supplies many leo-
pie of the town with water Owing to tn
| present dry weather the water is very low,
aud thare is not enough to accommodate the
citizens and the posse The stores are all
closed and business Is entirely suspended The
| board of trustees paSSel an order early Fri
day morning closing the whisky saloons until
| Monday and that order was at once put INTO
effect Early IN the morning the marshal
moved his men to the depot belonging TO the
| Louisville & Nashville railroad A committee
of eitizeus waited on the agent Of the com
pany, Mt. Murray, and asked him to request
the Louisville 4 Nashville railroad manage
ment TO prevent the marshal and his posse
| from occupying the companys property
| Should the road do This the marshal will be
effectually shut out and there Is not another
place open to him for miles around
| About noon Friday the marshal started out
TO make levies on property Not a horse or
wagon was to be seen on the streets. Thus
| faI there had been no trouble, although there
is much suppressed excitement 1t is believed
almost certain blood will he shed when the
sales begin Marshal George Hunter SAID 20
be the bravest man in Kentucky, will IBID in
for the bondholders the property when 1t is
sold bv the United States marshal
| The caus. Of the trouble dates back many
years In 1873 Taylor county voted S,250. t1G
to aid in the construction Dt the Cumberland
| & Ohio railway That road was to RIM from
Madison, on the Ohio river to designated
spot in Tennessee The Cumberland & Ohio
was never constructed. hut a branch road
was built under its franchise by the Louis
vile & NaShville road from Louisville
through CaInUbelsyile to Greenshurg, Green
county. No part Of the bonds issued for lay
lor countv's subscription to the Cumberland
& Ohio has been paid. 1t is estimated that
the bonds, with accumulated interest, now
amount to 500, 900.
Recently some of the hondholders secured
Judgment in the federal court at Louisville
on unpaid interest coupons against Taylor
county for sums aggregating $4,000. These
judgments the citizens of Taylor county have
refused to satisfy, and It is their purpose u
avoid the entire subscription if possible They
claim that as the Cumberland & Ohio wa:
not built they ought not in good conscience
be called upon TO pay their subscription. Il
is true they got the branch road from here u
Greenshurg. hut that they claim is not tbs
trunk line for which they voted The indg
meuts above mentioned United States Maj
shal Gross is bound to collect He tried tt
get them amicably, but could not, aud So b.
determined to get tn IN fnrcihly